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Oct28
How Do You Tell If The Job is Legit?

One of the hardest things about searching for a job that allows you to work from home is knowing if it is a real job or some slimy scam or lousy MLM 'opportunity'.

One of the first things to note is that no 'real' job will ever ask you for money, period! You might have to go through some unpaid training but when you see anything asking for a 'fee' even if they say it is refundable or for required software--run away!

There are Internet sites set up to help those looking for work-from-home opportunities but many of these are scams themselves. Even if a site is legitimate they can't be responsible for checking out all the job offers so you will need to take that upon your own shoulders.

Just this morning I came across this site, West at Home, who hire At Home Agents to handle their call center projects. The parent company is West Telemarketing and when you find a company like this that looks professional, offers tons of information, and clearly lists their company name, address, and phone number you can be pretty sure it is legit.

This company offers IVR solutions, customer care and acquistion support and more. They even won the 2004 Inter@ction Solutions Magazine's "Product of the Year" award. Sounds pretty nifty eh? In just a quick review of their requirements it looks like you can average about $10 per hour and just need a phone line and PC with DSL or cable Internet access, sorry no modems.

Watch this blog as I put myself through the screening and training process. Follow along with me and we might just find this is a viable solution for those of you still searching for a work-from-home position!

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» Agent at Home from CallCenterScript.com
Marta, at www.workfromhomemomma.com, is evaluating what it takes to be a work-at-home agent for West at HomeTelemarketing, a parent company of telemarketing giant, West Telemarketing.  She is going t... [Read More]

i applied and went through training and after failing a test twice i cannot re apply for 6 months...i spent hour sstudying...there should be an easier way

Read my other posts and those of others about West agents. You might get some further insight. I too failed but because of computer issues and I also wanted to see what happens when you fail. Good luck.

I recently applied to become an agent of West Corporation. I took the test twice and failed both times and also made the exact same score twice. I e-mailed support to see how is this possible. I am a single disabled parent of two and I am on a very limited income. I would like to know if you could help me find a legitimate work at home opportunity preferably in customer service.

I agree, especially on the part about the fees. I am not surprised why most of the people who want to work from home fall in a trap of a scammer. First, they should have done research about the business. Next, having common sense that you don't pay anyone to get a job - they should be the ones paying you!

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